The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant cooks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $42,460 | 8.71% | 37.87% |
| 2021 | $38,760 | 5.24% | - |
| 2020 | $36,730 | 4.44% | - |
| 2019 | $35,100 | 7.04% | - |
| 2018 | $32,630 | 4.35% | - |
| 2017 | $31,210 | 6.66% | - |
| 2016 | $29,130 | 8.14% | - |
| 2015 | $26,760 | 8.59% | - |
| 2014 | $24,460 | -2.98% | - |
| 2013 | $25,190 | -4.72% | - |
| 2012 | $26,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,460 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 45.6 percent (45.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.